A 12-foot, blight-resistant chestnut tree has recently been planted in a park in White Plains, N.Y., to honor Ezra Cornell and to launch a Cornell Cooperative Extension project to help restore the American chestnut tree to the state. (May 2, 2008)
President David Skorton has accepted a revised Campus Code of Conduct that was submitted to him by the University Assembly on April 25. The board of trustees will meet May 23 to consider adoption of the code. (May 1, 2008)
The first show in WVBR-93.5 FM's new interactive radio series will focus on how the job market and economic climate will affect new graduates. (May 1, 2008)
For the second consecutive year, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has announced that Cornell has been named to its list of 'Top 100 Adoption-Friendly Workplaces.' (May 1, 2008)
The granddaughter of the late Jennie Farley, ILR professor and founder of Cornell's Office Professionals Symposium, spoke at the annual luncheon in Barton Hall, April 23. (May 1, 2008)
The assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering studies the nanoparticles emitted from cars, trucks and power plants, and his latest 'lab' is Olympic city Beijing. (May 1, 2008)
The assistant professor of computer science plans to use his $200,000 grant either to bring in a new postdoctoral collaborator or to host an interdisciplinary symposium in his research area. (May 1, 2008)
Barbara Baird, John Guckenheimer, Carol Krumhansl and Peter Lepage join 186 other new fellows from the United States and 22 foreign honorary members this year. (May 1, 2008)
Astronomy professor Donald Campbell will succeed Robert Brown as director of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, the Cornell center that manages NSF's Arecibo Observatory, effective June 1. (May 1, 2008)